Making General Settings

Shows step-by-step how to set general settings for the calculation.

Before you begin

You want to make sure that all parameters are set correctly before the calculation.

Note:

This task serves as a support for setting basic parameters for the calculation. Deviating from or in addition to the steps listed, further settings may be required to obtain the desired result.

Navigate to:

Project tab ➤ Disciplines ... ➤ Gas ➤ Analyse tab ➤ Configurations ...

Applies to: Gas.

Dialog Settings for calculation Gas in the LINEAR Solutions for Autodesk AutoCAD

Procedure

  1. In the section Component detection, decide whether the Pipes in the scheme should be entered with a different length or height factor.
  2. In the section Calculation presettings, select the desired design method from the drop-down list.
  3. Check the Basic conditions and adjust the values if necessary.
  4. Specify which method is to be used for the Determination of the pressure loss.
  5. Disable the option Detect material with every calculation if you you are working on a large project and want to shorten the calculation time.

Results

The basic settings for the calculation have been made and are now taken into account by the calculation.